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An early 20th Century frosted crystal pendant applied with a regimental badge for The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. And millegrain set overall with graduated diamonds. The quatrefoil section of rock crystal has foliate engraved sides, is mounted in white gold and suspends from a diamond set bale on a fine link platinum chain with diamond set spherical slide (some diamonds missing). 70cm long. The pendant 3.8cm high. This Light Infantry Regiment was famed for being present at most of the major battles of the Peninsular Campaign and in particular had the largest British battalion at Waterloo where they formed part of the final charge against Napoleon`s Imperial Guard.
C. ABEL-KLINGER (C. 1852), NUREMBERG: AN 8-INCH TERRESTRIAL GLOBE, signed as per title, made up of twelve printed and coloured gores with polar calottes and with Dutch titles, the equatorial and prime meridian graduated in degrees, the ecliptic ungraduated, the oceans coloured a light green/blue, the continents coloured pale yellow showing mountains, rivers, towns, cities etc., Australia and Tasmania described as Nieuw Holland / Van Diemens Eil, mounted in wooden tripod stand with paper meridian -- 19½in. (49.5cm.) high
A 19TH-CENTURY WOOD AND METAL MODEL OF A 12-GUN CUTTER, with planked and pinned hull with lead-weighted keel, scored deck with details including working mahogany anchor, winch, deck hatches, gratings, deck light, guns and carriages and tillers, with single gaff, rigged raked mast with suit of stitched linen sails, standing and running rigging -- overall measurements 53 x 52ins. (134.5 x 132cm.); stand, It has been suggested that this model may in fact be a small dockyard-pattern model which was converted with a lead keel in the latter part of the 19th-Century.
A REMARKABLE 1:96 SCALE MODEL DIORAMA OF THE VICTORY PREPARING TO SAIL, ANCHORED OFF AGINCOURT SOUND, SARDINIA, AT 3.45PM ON THE 19TH JANUARY 1805 WITH THE CAPTAINS OF THE ACTIVE AND SEAHORSE APPROACHING TO REPORT, modelled and presented from his own exhaustive researches by T. Davies; the Victory fully modelled in fruit and box woods with planked hull copper sheathed below the waterline, contrasting black and yellow hull with open gun ports on upper two decks with guns fitted with red tompions run out forward, the latter ports glazed, finely carved head-piece, glazed stern and quarter galleries with internal fittings visible, planked decks and bound masts with standing and running rigging of correct weight, yards and stun’s’l booms, flying the signal to ‘unmoor’ from the mizzen mast, the decks crowded with numerous crew and officers undertaking tasks including furling sails, stowing anchor ropes, preparing to raise an approaching pinnace, with a company of marines being drilled, the poop deck with Nelson pointing and Hardy watching as Pascoe stows signal flags, the whole mounted in a 6in. deep rippled green glass sea with painted white flecking, a pinnace with ten oarsmen, two officers and a marine approaching, contained in a bespoke glazed case with backdrop and stern views painted by Geoff Hunt showing the headland and rest of squadron, internal electric lighting, dust trap and legend to front, mounted on tapering legs. Measurements overall -- 75 x 53½ x 26in. (190.5 x 136 x 66cm.); framed charts of location and description of activities; service table, (5). Born of a frustration with the inadequacies of some models to show the Victory accurately enough and to put it into an interesting moment of history, this model evolved into what is possibly the most complex and detailed presentation of this famous ship yet undertaken. Log books and site visits were used to determine Victory’s precise anchorage at this date, from which photographs and period pictures were used by renowned marine artist Geoff Hunt to provide the backdrop canvases; detailed discussions with historians and the curator of H.M.S. Victory were undertaken to extraordinary degrees to establish precisely the arrangement of the vessel at this date - there was a small refit before the Battle of Trafalgar which provided additional challenges. Three years of trials were taken with the sea to get it realistic. It is uniquely poured around the hull to conform to the modeller’s wishes to create the correct light refraction, so the hull and anchor cable look as they did when Nelson gave the order to set sail. The success of the vignettes on the deck, in the rigging and the pinnace is a rare achievement with very few models so successfully employing this detail. To preserve the model for posterity, the modeller designed an airtight case with temperature-controlled climate and a dust trap on top, however should anything ever come astray, full instructions on how to access it are provided along with a table of the right height to slide the model on.
Sold on behalf of the The Wellesley Nautical School Charity, A FINE 1:48 SCALE BUILDER’S DISPLAY MODEL OF THE ROYAL NAVY ‘LIGHTFOOT’ CLASS FLOTILLA LEADER TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER H.M.S MARKSMAN, BUILT BY R. & W. HAWTHORN, LESLIE & CO. LTD, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, 1915, with laminated and carved hull finished in light grey with pink underside, the cream-coloured deck complete with silvered fittings and armament as appropriate, four stayed raked funnels, three fitted wooden boats in davits, and much other fine detailing, mounted on sliding base with builder’s plate within original mahogany glazed display case with lockable end panels. Measurements overall -- 36½ x 95 x 19in. (92.7 x 241.3 x 48.3cm.), Provenance: H.M. Training Ship Wellesley and thence to the Wellesley Nautical School Charity. One of originally two flotilla leaders laid down as a result of the emergency 1914/15 naval estimates, the ‘Lightfoot’ class ultimately totalled seven. Each was named beginning with the designation letter of each flotilla it was to lead. Displacing 1,440 tons (significantly larger than ordinary destroyers), her three-shaft Browne-Curtis turbines developed a very respectable 34½ knots. Armed with four 4in. quick-firing and other smaller guns, and four 12in. deck-mounted torpedo tubes, she was manned by 104 crew and, with her enlarged administration space below deck, proved to be a great success. Commissioned on the 18th November 1915, by when she was urgently needed for the War effort, she saw service at Jutland where she was commanded by Commander Norton Sulivan as part of the 12th Destroyer Flotilla. She was broken up in November 1921.
AN INTERESTING PRIVATE ARCHIVE KEPT BY CAPTAIN, LATER THE REV. VICE-ADMIRAL, A.R.W. WOODS, beginning from around the outbreak of war in 1914 until 1925 with some later insertions and comprising signal and cypher logs liberally over-filled with a mass of ephemera including photographs, letters, programmes, menus, personal and official papers, etc. from his career aboard several vessels, the first volume predominantly war-related, the second volume includes several photographs of King George V aboard, the second inscribed with owner’s name and marked ‘PRIVATE’, (2), Rev. Vice-Admiral Alexander Riall Wadham Woods, D.S.O. (1880-1954) joined the navy in 1894. He served throughout the Great War and was present at the Battle of Jutland as flag officer to Jellicoe aboard Iron Duke, for which he was mentioned in dispatches and awarded the D.S.O. Later in the War he commanded the light cruiser Topaze. After the War he was Captain of the Dockyard and the King’s Harbourmaster at Portsmouth. He retired a rear-admiral in 1931 and promoted vice-admiral in 1936. He was ordained deacon in 1933 and priest a year later. He made his home the Red Ensign Club in Stepney and was a familiar and popular figure there and in the dockland parish of Whitechapel.
A PRIVATE AUTOGRAPH JOURNAL KEPT BY ADMIRAL LORD COLLINGWOOD (1750-1810) WHILST COMMANDING THE BRITISH FLEET IN THE MEDITERRANEAN DECEMBER 1807-JUNE 1810, approximately 45 pages of laid paper written in a hasty hand and comprising a sporadic sequence of memoranda and remarks describing operations, movement of ships, allies, enemies, navigational conditions etc.: Russian manoeuvres cause alarm: ..a letter from Capt. Harvey informing me that all the Russian vessels of war - Viz 4 Ships of the line, 3 frigates, 3 Corvettes etc. - had sailed from Corfu up the Adriatic on the 26th last - they passed near the English ships - had Russian colours up but showed no disposition to chase them. I suspect the French frigates have been escorted by the Russians.. ...No account yet of the French fleet - I shall therefore proceed of cape Sapienza for a few days and getting to advise of them return to the coast of Sicily.. (2/1/1808); later that year: A Portuguese boat from the Nilia Real, and brot.[sic] information that on the 13th July a numerous Body of Portuguese 7 Spaniards attacked the French at Lisbon - they continued the assault for 6 days.. (3/8/1808); continuing with similar content and ending with an interesting account of the Battle of the Roses: ..the Enemy is in possession of some of the end works - in this town is a Military company of women - of 260 called the Company of St. Barbara - armed and doing duty on the Garrison - they are Commanded by a Lady of fashion, the officers are women of quality - this [illegible] Corps is distinguished for its gallantry -- (10/12/1809), bound between original vellum boards inscribed on cover -- 7½ x 6½in. (19 x 16.5cm.) , Manuscripts by Collingwood are comparatively rare when considered in light of his great friend Nelson’s phenomenal output. He was a succinct man who rarely used two words when one would do, which means that this little volume is packed with interesting detail and shows just what a fraught place the Mediterranean was at this date. Little wonder that Collingwood never set foot in Britain again after the Battle of Trafalgar - there was simply no let-up in the various intrigues arising from the continuing Wars with France and Spain, and Collingwood was occupied in important political and diplomatic transactions in the Mediterranean, in which he displayed tact and judgement. His health began to decline alarmingly in 1809 and he repeatedly requested the Admiralty to allow him to return home, which was finally granted. Collingwood died on board the Ville de Paris, off Port Mahon as he sailed for England, on 7 March 1810. He was laid to rest next to Nelson in the crypt of St Paul’s Cathedral.
LANGTRY LILLIE: (1853-1929) British Actress, mistress of King Edward VII. A.L.S., Lillie Langtry, one page, 8vo, n.p., 18th February 1900, to Mr. Friedberg. Langtry writes, in full, 'I must thank you very much for the beautiful gilt chain. It is most elegant in design & so original. I am delighted with it.' Some light age wear, VG
ARLISS GEORGE: (1868-1946) English Actor, the first British Actor to win an Academy Award. Vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph, a good image of Arliss standing outdoors in a full length pose alongside his wife, the actress Florence Arliss (1871-1950). Signed in bold dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area of the image, and also signed by his wife, also with her name alone in bold dark fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image. VG
ASTAIRE & STEWART: ASTAIRE FRED (1899-1987) & STEWART JAMES (1908-1997) American Actors, both Academy Award Winners. Signed 7 x 9 photograph by both Astaire and Stewart individually, the image depicting the actors in a Baseball stadium. Signed in bold black ink by both Astaire and Stewart to light areas of the image. VG
NICHOLSON JACK: (1937- ) American Actor, Academy Award Winner. Selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs, colour (2), each depicting Nicholson in character costume poses, two as R. P. Murphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, and one as Jack Torrance in The Shining. Each is signed in bold black or blue ink with his name alone to light areas of the image. VG, 3
SHEARER NORMA: (1902-1983) Canadian Actress, Academy Award winner. A good vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Shearer in a head and shoulders pose. The original Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer publicity portrait is signed in bold dark fountain pen ink across a light area at the base of the image. An ink annotation to the verso in the hand of a collector indicates that the signature was obtained in person at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York on 25th January 1937. One small, minor tear to the lower white border, otherwise VG
BURTON RICHARD: (1925-1984) Welsh Actor. A good vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph depicting Burton in a half length pose in costume as Marcellus Gallio from the 1953 Biblical epic film The Robe. Signed by Burton in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area of the background. Burton received a Best Actor Academy Award nomination for his role in this film. Some slight corner creasing to the white borders, otherwise VG
CLIVE COLIN: (1900-1937) British Actor, famous for his role as Dr. Frankenstein in Frankenstein (1931). Rare vintage signed 3.5 x 4.5 photograph (neatly trimmed from postcard size) of Clive seated in a half length pose. Signed in dark fountain pen ink across a light area of the image. Neatly laid down to a page removed from an autograph album, G
CUSHING PETER: (1913-1994) English Actor, famous for his roles in the Hammer Films, as well as portraying Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes and Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Cushing in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. Together with an A.L.S., Peter Cushing, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., 6th October 1954, to Miss. Runacres, thanking her for her letter and confirming that it was him that she had seen. Also including a small selection of vintage signed postcard photographs and a few letters by various other actors including Bryan Forbes (3), William Russell, Michael Meacham (2) etc. Facsimiles (3). G to VG, 13
STAR TREK: Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph by four members of the original cast from the Star Trek television series, William Shatner (Captain James T. Kirk), Leonard Nimoy (Spock), DeForest Kelley (Dr. Leonard McCoy) and Nichelle Nichols (Nyota Ukura). Signed by each in bold blue ink to light areas of the image. The image depicting the four actors in a group pose together in character costume. EX
CASABLANCA: Individual signed pieces by Humphrey Bogart (Rick Blaine; in bold pencil) and Ingrid Bergman (Ilsa Lund; in bold dark fountain pen ink), matted in light grey suede together alongside two images from the classic 1942 film Casablanca. Framed and glazed in a silver coloured wooden frame to an overall size of 31.5 x 23. VG
AFRICAN QUEEN THE: A sheet of plain 4to paper bearing a typed inscription ('For Mrs. Jones - with every good wish -') signed in bold blue fountain pen ink by both Katharine Hepburn (who portrayed Rose Sayer in the film) and John Huston (who directed the 1951 film) individually. Beneath their signatures appears a secretarial signature of Humphrey Bogart who portrayed Charlie Allnut. Both Hepburn and Huston received Academy Award nominations for their involvement in The African Queen. Some heavy folds and light creasing, G
DE NIRO ROBERT: (1943- ) American Actor, Academy Award winner. Signed 19.5 x 15.5 photograph of De Niro walking in a full length pose in costume as Travis Bickle in a scene from Taxi Driver (1976). Signed in bold blue ink with his name alone across a light area at the centre of the image. De Niro received a Best Actor Academy Award nomination for his role in this film. Matted in white and framed and glazed in a plain black frame to an overall size of 26 x 22. A small oval authentication sticker is neatly affixed in the lower right corner. EX
TITANIC: Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph by both Leonardo DiCaprio (Jack Dawson) and Kate Winslet (Rose DeWitt Bukater ) individually, the image depicting them together in a scene from Titanic. Signed in bold blue ink by both DiCaprio and Winslet with their names alone to a light area at the head of the image. VG
SPY WHO LOVED ME THE: An original colour 10 x 8 Front of House still from the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), the image depicting Roger Moore and Richard Kiel in an action scene from the film, individually signed by eight actors and other individuals associated with the film comprising Roger Moore (James Bond), Desmond Llewelyn (Q), Lois Maxwell (Miss Moneypenny), Geoffrey Keen (Fredrick Gray), Edward de Souza (Sheikh Hosein), Valerie Leon (Bond girl), Marvin Hamlisch (composer of Nobody Does It Better) and John Glen (Editor). All have signed in black and blue inks to clear areas of the image. Together with a signed 8 x 10 photograph of Richard Kiel showing him in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Jaws. Signed in bold black ink to a light area at the base of the image, also adding his character name beneath his signature. Unusual. A few very light, extremely minor surface creases, VG, 2
LAUREL & HARDY: LAUREL STAN (1890-1965) & HARDY OLIVER (1892-1957) English and American Film Comedians. Blue ink signatures by both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy individually on a piece with a colour vignette of the duo neatly affixed at the left. Lightly laid down to a page removed from an autograph album. Some light staining and age wear, only very slightly touching the signatures, G
SELLERS PETER: (1925-1980) British Comedian & Actor. Signed postcard photograph of Sellers in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau from one of The Pink Panther films. Signed by Sellers in bold blue ink across a light area of the image, adding the Hindu symbol Om in his hand beneath his signature. A couple of very light, extremely minor stains at the base of the image, otherwise VG
LITTLE BRITAIN: Signed 8 x 10 photograph by both David Walliams (Lou Bob Todd) & Matt Lucas (Andy Pipkin) individually, the image showing the comic actors in a scene from the television series Little Britain. Each has signed with their names alone to light areas of the image. Matted in blue to an overall size of 10 x 12. Together with a signed 8 x 10 photograph by Anthony Head in a character pose as the Prime Minister from the same series. VG to EX, 2
HAWTREY CHARLES: (1914-1988) English Comedy Actor, star of Carry On…. films. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Hawtrey in a typical head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink to a light area at the head of the image, ' “Carry On†Ron! Good wishes from Charles Hawtrey'. Rare. Some surface and slight corner creasing, G
CARRADINE JOHN: (1906-1988) American Character Actor. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Carradine in a half length pose in costume as Hatfield from the classic 1939 Western film Stagecoach in which he starred alongside John Wayne. Signed in dark fountain pen ink across a light area of the background. Rare in this form. VG
BURKE BILLIE: (1884-1970) American Actress, portrayed Glinda the Good Witch of the North in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Burke in a half length pose. Photograph by Constantine of Los Angeles. Signed in dark fountain pen ink across a light area of the image. About VG
MONROE MARILYN: (1926-1962) American Actress & Sex Symbol. D.S., Marilyn Monroe, being a signed cheque, New York, 22nd September 1961. The cheque is drawn on the account of Marilyn Monroe Productions Inc. at the Bankers Trust Company and is made payable to Hedda Rosten for the sum of $65.85. Signed by Monroe in bold black ink, just one letter of the signature only very lightly affected by a bank cancellation. Together with Joe DiMaggio (1914-1999) American Baseball Player, husband of Monroe (1954). D.S., Joseph DiMaggio, being a signed cheque, Miami Beach, Florida, 29th November 1990. The cheque is drawn on the account of Yankee Clipper Enterprises Inc. at the Palm Beach National Bank & Trust Company and is made payable, in DiMaggio's hand, to D.M.V. (Department of Motor Vehicles) for the sum of $277. The signature and ink are a little light, although perfectly legible. The signature is unaffected by any bank cancellations. A small area of paper loss in the upper left corner, not affecting the text or signature. The two cheques are individually cornermounted beneath a 7.5 x 9.5 photograph of the couple and matted in pale blue suede with gold coloured edges. Framed in a gold coloured frame to an overall size of 15.5 x 27.5. VG Hedda Rosten: Friend, confidante and neighbour of Marilyn Monroe, who was also employed by Monroe's third husband, Arthur Miller, as a secretary.
ENTERTAINMENT: Selection of signed postcard photographs, 8 x 10 photographs, etc. by various actors and actresses, some of whom have starred as television and film detectives, including Jeremy Brett, Joan Hickson (in costume as Miss Marple), Anna Carteret, Noel Collins, David Ellison, Roy Marsden, Jack Benny, Jimmie Walker, David Brenner, Totie Fields, Joan Rivers, Joel Grey, Frank Gorshin, Norm Crosby etc. Some corner and surface creasing, light staining etc., a few FR, generally G to VG, 18
HANNA BILL (1910-2001) & BARBERA JOE (1911-2006) American Animators. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph by both Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera individually, the image showing the two men standing together in full length poses shaking the hands of Tom and Jerry. Signed in bold black inks by each to a light area at the head of the image. VG
CARMEN JONES: A good vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph by both Dorothy Dandridge (Carmen Jones) and Harry Belafonte (Joe) individually, the image depicting the two actors standing opposite each other in three quarter length profile poses in a scene from the musical film Carmen Jones (1954). Signed by both Dandridge and Belafonte in bold blue fountain pen inks to light areas of the image. Dandridge received a Best Actress Academy Award nomination for her role in this film. Rare in this form. Some slight creasing and one small tear, largely to the white borders, about VG
SINGIN` IN THE RAIN: Signed 8 x 10 photograph by both Gene Kelly (Don Lockwood) and Debbie Reynolds (Kathy Selden) individually, the image depicting the actors in a full length pose together in character costume from the 1952 American musical comedy film Singin` in the Rain. Signed by Kelly in bold black ink and by Reynolds in bold blue ink, each with their names alone across light areas of the image. EX
LANZA MARIO: (1921-1959) American Actor, Singer & Tenor, portrayed Enrico Caruso in The Great Caruso (1951). An excellent vintage signed and inscribed 10 x 13 photograph of Lanza in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink across a light area of the background with a lengthy inscription, `To Charles Moskowitz, It was a great honor for me to have had the privilege of meeting you-I sincerely hope I shall be able to repay in the future the faith you have in me today. Gratefully, Mario Lanza`. A rare signed photograph with a good association. One very slight surface crease and some minor creasing to the upper right corner, otherwise VG Charles Moskowitz-President and Treasurer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. The present photograph, and its inscription, were cited in detail in an article that appeared in The New Yorker magazine of 21st June 1952, stating that the photograph hung in Moskowitz`s office.
HOLLY BUDDY: (1936-1959) American Rock `n` Roll Singer. Blue fountain pen ink signature on a page removed from an autograph album, also signed by The Crickets, Joe Mauldin and Jerry Allison, individually. Some light age wear, only very slightly affecting the signatures, and a minor tape stain to the left edge and small area of paper loss in the upper left corner, not affecting the signatures. G
BEATLES THE: A good set of four individual signatures of The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, on the verso of a 6.5 x 6.5 printed menu card (very slightly neatly trimmed). All have signed in bold blue or black inks, Lennon adding three xxx`s after his signature and Harrison adding an inscription at the head of the card, `To Louise love from The Beatles`. Some light overall surface creasing, only very slightly affecting the signatures. G Provenance: The signatures were obtained in person by the vendor at one of The Beatles three concerts at the Odeon in Nottingham where they performed on 23rd May & 12th December 1963 and 5th November 1964.
JAGGER MICK: (1943-) English Rock Musician, lead singer of The Rolling Stones. Signed 8 x 10 photograph, a close-up portrait of Jagger, signed in bold blue ink across a light area at the base of the image. Together with an A.N.S., Mick, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., n.d., to Nicola, asking that she give an enclosure to her mother; and a printed CD sleeve insert for The Best of The Rolling Stones-Jump Back, signed by Jagger in black ink to the cover, `Hi! Happy 50th Birthday! Mick Jagger`, also including a hardback edition of Stone Alone by Bill Wyman, First Edition published by Viking, London, 1990. Signed in black ink by Wyman to the title page. Accompanied by the dustjacket. G to VG, 4
MCCARTNEY LINDA: (1941-1998) American Musician & Photographer, husband of Paul McCartney. Signed and inscribed 6 x 4 postcard photograph of McCartney seated in a half length pose. Signed in blue ink to a light area of the background, `To Stephen, “go veggie”! Fondly, Linda McCartney` with several additional small drawings of hearts in her hand. EX
PINK FLOYD: Signed 10 x 8 photograph by all four members of Pink Floyd individually, David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Richard Wright & Nick Mason. The image depicts the four band members in a half length group pose together. Signed with their names alone in bold blue inks to light areas of the image. Matted in black and white and framed and glazed in a plain black frame to an overall size of 16.5 x 14.5. VG
CUSHING PETER: (1913-1994) English Actor, famous for his roles in the Hammer Films, as well as portraying Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes and Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Cushing standing in a half length pose, smoking a pipe, in costume as Sherlock Holmes from The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959). Signed by Cushing, in later years with a somewhat hurried signature, in gold ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. Together with a second signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Cushing in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue fountain pen ink across a light area of the image. EX, 2

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